Enslaved (Collector's Edition) Walkthrough & Strategy Guide

This is a little bit like having to find and collect every coin in Super Mario Brothers, but it's not quite as bad as it sounds. Monkey's Tech Orb collection persists through every game of Enslaved played on that profile or gamertag, even if you opt to start a new journey at the title screen. Any Orbs that you've yet to collect will be notable by virtue of their presence. Orbs you collect right before dying will respawn; Orbs you collect right before restarting from a checkpoint will not.

As a general rule, Enslaved sticks a cache of Orbs anywhere that they'd fit. They're hidden around corners, in shadowy alcoves, atop distant ledges, and scattered around the arena during boss fights. It's particularly fond of putting Orbs in places that are easy to reach, but where you won't see them until later in the stage when you cannot backtrack for them. Many of the Masks also have a few Orbs nearby, so you'll make a lot of progress towards Tech Curator while you're working on Mask Curator.

Orbs are easy enough to come by that you can comfortably expect to get between 70% and 90% of them in a given level without particularly trying, as long as you do a little exploration along the way. This list discusses some of the harder-to-find Orb caches throughout the game.